Anita Elizabeth Shade

Anita "Shady" Shade, 44, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully in her home at 2:43 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10th, after living with cancer for 11 months. In her final days, she was surrounded with love and support from dozens of friends and family, while her cats Lefty and Scout provided unequaled furry comfort. Born in Auburn NY, Anita moved to Bloomington in 1975. Although later she spent several years living in Seattle, San Francisco, and Indianapolis, she claimed Bloomington was her home and proudly embraced her "townie" status. She graduated from Bloomington High School South in 1986, and went on to achieve a Bachelor of Arts in History from Indiana University in 1999. In 2005, Anita earned a Master's degree in Library and Information Sciences which led to her career as a Research Specialist at Cook Group, Inc. Anita was a lover of books, animals, friends, love, and hugs. Those who knew her felt the unending power of her beautiful ability to listen, laugh, and correct your grammar and spelling. She handled her illness with an incredible amount of grace and humor, as well as with the help of her endearingly named "minions". Anita is survived by her mother, Maggie Linnemeier Brown, of Bloomington; her sisters, Susanne Kindred of Bloomington and Lena Jones of Stone Mountain, Ga.; and her niece, Anna Kindred of Bloomington. She also leaves behind her beloved aunt, Lena Timerson of Thisted, Denmark, the extended Linnemeier family; and her dearest of friends Emily Brinegar and Abbey Lawrence, both of Bloomington. Anita was preceded in death by her father, Gregory Shade of Seattle, Wash., and her stepfather, Robert Linnemeier, of Bloomington. A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, April 16th at Deer Park Manor from 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m. All are invited to pay respect and share memories during this time. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Positive Link, a program of IU Health Bloomington, addressed to 333 E. Miller Dr., Bloomington IN 47401, or to the S.P.O.T clinic at 612 S. Main St., Cloverdale IN 46120. For those with modest resources, the family requests you give someone a big hug in Anita's honor. Allen Funeral Home 4155 South Old highway 37 is handling the arrangements and online condolences may be sent to the family at www.allenfuneralhome.org.

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Anita Elizabeth Shade

May 30, 1968 - April 10, 2013